I promise this post is not strictly about poop, all my non-parent readers can safely continue without fear of overly detailed descriptions or embarrassing photographs.
That being said, Maeve is yet again jumping the gun on her developmental milestones: the child may be ready to begin potty training! I was shocked out of my gourd in the last two days, when Maeve has knocked on the bathroom door just before making a poopy diaper. I mean, what? She's not even fifteen months old yet, for Pete's sake.
I had only just begun to introduce the merest hint of potty, because I've been signing "poop" to her when I notice her pooping stance begin (standing stock still with a look of surprise and concentration), and had gone so far as to purchase her a Muppet Babies potty training book, which is really only about the very basic mechanics of using a toilet.
I am so intimidated to begin this process, especially when my daughter doesn't even say "potty" or anything else useful to the process. I hope she picks up the signs because that is my best shot at communicating about the potty. But I really know nothing about potty training; I have never babysat for kids that were in the process, and just haven't been around it, so I don't know what to expect. I can safely thank God that we are in an apartment, and this is not our carpet!
I feel like I'm in over my head, yet again. Should we be studying for college entrance exams, too? This is all going way too fast for this Momma!
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| Maeve, not intimidated, takes the bull by the horns |
Yikes! How to teach a human how to poo appropriately...yeah no idea. But I feel you are definitely on the right track with the Muppets.
ReplyDeleteMy advice would be to take her lead, but try not to push. I pushed my oldest son so hard because I was desperate to get him out of diapers - boy did that ever backfire! For the other three, I completely held back and they were potty trained way before my oldest!
ReplyDeleteTonya - definitely just trying to follow her cues. But if a girl knocks on the bathroom door then poops, I think we're ready to meet a kid potty!
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